Past Coverage

• Public-College Tuition Rise Is Largest in 3 Decades - October 31, 2003
• Public-College Tuition Jumps at Highest Rate in 10 Years - November 1, 2002
• Average Tuition Rises 4% in a Year, More Than Twice the Rate of Inflation - October 16, 1998
• Public Colleges See a 10% Rise in Tuition for 2004-5 - October 29, 2004
• Tuition Rises Faster Than Inflation, and Faster Than in Previous Year - October 27, 2000

Recent News

• Number of 'Hispanic Serving' Colleges Is Expected to Grow Significantly, Report Says

  Almost 200 colleges may soon meet the federal designation of "Hispanic serving," and they should work to increase their retention and graduation rates, says a new report.

• College Makes Students More Liberal, but Not Smarter About Civics, Study Finds

  The Intercollegiate Studies Institute found that people with bachelor's degrees were more likely than recipients of only high-school diplomas to take liberal stances.

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  Pulling Haiti's Culture From the Rubble

  The chief conservator of one of the stricken nation's major libraries is working with Brown University and others to save a part of his people's cultural patrimony.

Campus Viewpoint

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The University of South Carolina is home to more than 200 years of history and tradition, rising from a single building in 1805 on what would become the heart of the campus, the Horseshoe. The 11 buildings that now make up the Horseshoe frame a...